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Neurological Disorders as Alternate Ways of Being

By Oliver Sacks — 2012

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The Neuroscience of Creativity, Perception, and Confirmation Bias | Beau Lotto | Big Think

To be creative, we have to unlearn millions of years of evolution. Creativity asks us to do that which is hardest: to question our assumptions, to doubt what we believe to be true. That is the only way to see differently.

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David Eagleman: Hits and Misses—How Neuroscience Can Boost Your Creativity

"All ideas have a genealogy," says David Eagleman. A writer, neuroscientist, and adjunct professor at Stanford University, he's definitely clued in to what makes ideas click.

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Marcus Aurelius: How to Wake Up Early (Stoicism)

In this video we will be talking about 10 important insights for waking up early from the writings of Marcus Aurelius. He was also a devout student of the philosophy of Stoicism.

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